Friday, March 12, 2010

Edward Robert Hughes - The Picture Book




signed and dated l.r.: E.R.HUGHES.1875.

oil on canvas
18 1/2 by 14 in.

2 comments:

  1. Oh how those children must have disliked sitting for this painting! I wonder if they could ever bear to look at this book again. Look at the boy's brushed hair! I wonder how long it took to get him be be still enough to get it that smooth and shiny. A picture for proud relatives if ever there was one!

    Lucy

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  2. Good points Lucy. They seem to be painted rather like little dolls.

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